*Piyush Goyal could take charge as MoS (Independent Charge) of Power Ministry, Coal ministry (merger)

*Radha Mohan Singh could take charge as the next Agriculture Minister

*Dharmendra Pradhan: Independent charge for Oil ministry

*Prakash Javadekar could take charge as MoS (Independent Charge) of I&B Ministry

*Nirmala Sitharaman could take charge as MoS (Independent Charge) of Commerce Ministry

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Narendra Modi is set to be sworn in as India's 15th prime minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt this evening.

An unprecedented 4,000 guests, including heads of the government of eight countries (of which seven are from SAARC), all 777 MPs of both Houses, the outgoing PM and his council of ministers, all governors, CMs, ambassadors and other constitutional authorities like the chief justice of India will attend the event.

According to Rediff.com, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj head the Ministry of External Affairs, while Arun Jaitley is all set to take over the Finance portfolio. It also confirmed that Modi's close aide, Rajnath Singh, will be next Minister of Home Affairs, and Ravi Shankar Prasad will take responsibility of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Nripendra Mishra, it informed will be the Principal Secretary in Prime Minister's Office.

Further Shiv Sena's Anant Geete, confirmed to ANI, "Yes I am the sole minister from Shiv Sena in the cabinet. More will be inducted after cabinet expansion in a month."

Narendra Modi is set to be sworn in as India's 15th prime minister at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt this evening. To follow LIVE updates, click here

Modi and his 44 ministers:

India's Prime Minister designate Narendra Modi is expected to have a 45-member council of ministers who will take oath along with him on Monday evening. The council of ministers is expected to have 23 Cabinet ministers, 10 ministers of state with independent charge and 11 ministers of state, according to sources.

Smriti Irani is pegged to get HRD Ministry while Modi's close confidante Arun Jaitley is set to get defence ministry.